Little Golden America

15 hrs. 45 min.

Humor & Satire

Language Russian

Authors Ilya Ilf, Evgeny Petrov

Author Ilya Ilf

Author Evgeny Petrov

Narrator Vladimir Grigoryev

Description

“One-Story America” is travel essays by Ilf and Petrov, the creators of the famous novels “Twelve Chairs” and “The Golden Calf.” In the autumn of 1935, the satirists were sent to the United States as correspondents for the newspaper “Pravda.” They drove across America from the Atlantic to the Pacific and back, and then, with their characteristic liveliness and sense of humor, recounted the journey in this book. Ilf and Petrov describe the life of small and big cities, the most beautiful landscapes—prairies, mountains, and national parks. They visit the White House and an Indian wigwam, tell about American celebrities and filmmaking in Hollywood, about rodeo, wrestling, and American football, about the creation of the light bulb, the phonograph, and the electric chair—and much, much more.

Contents:

01. Part I. “From the window of the twenty-seventh floor.” First chapter “Normandy.” (16:14)
02. Chapter Two. The first evening in New York. (18:52)
03. Chapter Three. What you can see from the hotel window. (15:08)
04. Chapter Four. Appetite goes away while eating. (18:00)
05. Chapter Five. We’re looking for an angel without wings. (19:34)
06. Chapter Six. Dad and Mom. (15:09)
07. Chapter Seven. The electric chair. (26:16)
08. Chapter Eight. A large New York arena. (19:37)
09. Chapter Nine. We buy a car and leave. (20:35)
10. Part II. “Through the eastern states.” Chapter Ten. On the road. (18:57)
11. Chapter Eleven. A small town. (18:23)
12. Chapter Twelve. A big small town. (18:48)
13. Chapter Thirteen. Mr. Ripley’s electric little house. (21:40)
14. Chapter Fourteen. You can’t catch America by surprise. (24:32)
15. Chapter Fifteen. Dearborn. (18:47)
16. Chapter Sixteen. Henry Ford. (24:02)
17. Chapter Seventeen. Scary city Chicago. (29:46)
18. Chapter Eighteen. The best musicians in the world. (16:17)
19. Part III. “To the Pacific.” Chapter Nineteen. In Mark Twain’s homeland. (26:44)
20. Chapter Twenty. A Marine. (16:05)
21. Chapter Twenty-One. Roberts and his wife. (23:42)
22. Chapter Twenty-Two. Santa Fe. (15:46)
23. Chapter Twenty-Three. Meeting the Indians. (23:30)
24. Chapter Twenty-Four. A day of misfortunes. (22:14)
25. Chapter Twenty-Five. The desert. (20:04)
26. Chapter Twenty-Six. Grand Canyon. (14:44)
27. Chapter Twenty-Seven. A man in a red shirt. (28:14)
28. Chapter Twenty-Eight. A young Baptist. (15:07)
29. Chapter Twenty-Nine. At the top of the dam. (19:12)
30. Part IV. “The Golden State.” Chapter Thirty. Mrs Adams’ record. (25:52)
31. Chapter Thirty-One. San Francisco. (23:01)
32. Chapter Thirty-Two. American football. (21:18)
33. Chapter Thirty-Three. “Russian roller coaster.” (15:56)
34. Chapter Thirty-Four. Captain X. (26:25)
35. Chapter Thirty-Five. Four standards. (20:15)
36. Chapter Thirty-Six. God of hacks. (28:28)
37. Chapter Thirty-Seven. Hollywood serfs. (05:26)
38. Chapter Thirty-Eight. Pray, weigh yourselves, and pay! (16:26)
39. Chapter Thirty-Nine. God’s country. (19:52)
40. Part V. “Back to the Atlantic.” Chapter Forty. Along the old Spanish trail. (22:12)
41. Chapter Forty-One. A day in Mexico. (20:24)
42. Chapter Forty-Two. New Year in San Antonio. (22:13)
43. Chapter Forty-Three. We enter the southern states. (21:13)
44. Chapter Forty-Four. Negroes. (23:34)
45. Chapter Forty-Five. American democracy. (14:38)
46. Chapter Forty-Six. Restless life. (21:05)
47. Chapter Forty-Seven. Goodbye, America! (11:26)